United States Federal Circuit

Plaintiff's appeal from a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The Veterans Court's compliance with its jurisdictional statute cannot be reviewed here without reviewing the application of the law to the facts, a matter excluded from jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/19/2003
• Published 12/19/2003

Judges

• GAJARSA, Circuit Judge., Before GAJARSA, LINN, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth M. Carpenter,Carpenter, Chartered, of Topeka, KS, argued for claimant-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory T. Jaeger, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee.   With him on the brief were David M. Cohen, Director;  and Todd M. Hughes, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief was Y. Ken Lee, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was Lawrence N. Minch, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC.